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Jersey Number 34
James Betz
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Ventura, Iowa
- High School:
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura
Bio
JUNIOR (2022-2023): MVC Scholar-Athlete Third Team ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... NABC Academic Honors Court ... MVC Honor Roll ... Played in and started 31 games... Scored a career-high 185 points, averaging 6 points per game ... Shot 40% from the field (72-180), 29.5% from beyond the three-point arc (29-98) and 70.5% from the free throw line (12-17) ... Grabbed a career-best 71 rebounds, averaging 2.3 rebounds per contest ... Notched 29 assists, 10 steals and 5 blocks... Averaged 17.8 minutes per game ... Scored a career-high 19 points against San Francisco (11/21/22) ... Pulled down a career-best 6 rebounds in two different games (1/25/23 vs. Valparaiso; 2/4/23 vs. Bradley).
SOPHOMORE (2021-2022): Played in 11 games... Scored 11 points, averaging 1 PPG... grabbed 4 rebounds... Averaged 2.9 MPG Scored season-high 9 points, to go along with 2 rebounds vs Dubuque (11/14/21)... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Played in 20 games...scored 76 points, averaging 3.8 points per game, shot 43.2 percent from the floor and 34.8 percent from the three point line, grabbed 28 rebounds, averaging 1.4 rebounds per game, finished 10 assists, 5 blocks, and 4 steals...scored a season high 14 points in back to back games against Utah State (11/27/20) and St. Ambrose (12/04/20)...hauled in 6 rebounds against Bradley (01/11/21)...finished with a season high 3 blocks against Illinois State (03/04/21).
FRESHMAN (2019-20): Played in 14 games... Scored his first career points against Old Dominion (11/5/19) going 2-4 from the field and hauled in 2 rebounds...played a season high 22 minutes against Cornell College (11/2/19) going 6-11 from the field... recorded his first career block against Northern Illinois (11/9/19)...hauled in a season high 5 rebounds against Luther (12/2/19)...Season ended early due to COVID-19.
HIGH SCHOOL: James Betz was a four-year varsity player at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School, playing his senior season under the direction of Coach Jake Young. The 6'6 forward earned second team all-conference honors as a freshman before earning a spot on an all-state team in his sophomore campaign. As a junior in 2017-18, Betz averaged 15.4 points per game, shot 30-76 from beyond the arc and grabbed 6.9 rebounds a game. Betz capped off his junior season with 2nd team all-state honors and earned the honor again after his senior campaign.
PERSONAL: James is the son of Barb and Phil Betz ... Majoring in Movement & Exercise Science.
SOPHOMORE (2021-2022): Played in 11 games... Scored 11 points, averaging 1 PPG... grabbed 4 rebounds... Averaged 2.9 MPG Scored season-high 9 points, to go along with 2 rebounds vs Dubuque (11/14/21)... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Played in 20 games...scored 76 points, averaging 3.8 points per game, shot 43.2 percent from the floor and 34.8 percent from the three point line, grabbed 28 rebounds, averaging 1.4 rebounds per game, finished 10 assists, 5 blocks, and 4 steals...scored a season high 14 points in back to back games against Utah State (11/27/20) and St. Ambrose (12/04/20)...hauled in 6 rebounds against Bradley (01/11/21)...finished with a season high 3 blocks against Illinois State (03/04/21).
FRESHMAN (2019-20): Played in 14 games... Scored his first career points against Old Dominion (11/5/19) going 2-4 from the field and hauled in 2 rebounds...played a season high 22 minutes against Cornell College (11/2/19) going 6-11 from the field... recorded his first career block against Northern Illinois (11/9/19)...hauled in a season high 5 rebounds against Luther (12/2/19)...Season ended early due to COVID-19.
HIGH SCHOOL: James Betz was a four-year varsity player at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School, playing his senior season under the direction of Coach Jake Young. The 6'6 forward earned second team all-conference honors as a freshman before earning a spot on an all-state team in his sophomore campaign. As a junior in 2017-18, Betz averaged 15.4 points per game, shot 30-76 from beyond the arc and grabbed 6.9 rebounds a game. Betz capped off his junior season with 2nd team all-state honors and earned the honor again after his senior campaign.
PERSONAL: James is the son of Barb and Phil Betz ... Majoring in Movement & Exercise Science.
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